Race baiting again?
On May 5, 9:43 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > Is this your insidious attempt at insulting a very important Mexican > celebration? > I think your post is nothing more than racist commentary based on > ignorance of the actual celebration of independence, "Cinco De Mayo" > which anyone with a smidgen of a brain knows is the recognition of > Mexican independence from France achieved at the battle of Puebla > which took place in 1862 during the month of May and on the 5th day of > the month. > You purport yourself as the enlightened one and then proffer garbage > such as this. How low are you willing to go Senior Ornamentalmind? > Only a sick puppy would post such racism. > You have something against Mexicans senior? > > On May 5, 11:03 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Most people don’t know that back in 1912, Hellmann’s mayonnaise was > > manufactured in England. In fact the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars > > of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which > > was to be the net port of call for the great ship after its stop in > > New York. > > > This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever > > delivered to Mexico. But, as we know, the great ship did not make it > > to New York. The ship hit an iceberg and sank, the cargo was forever > > lost. > > > The people of Mexico, who were crazy about mayonnaise, and were > > eagerly awaiting its delivery were disconsolate at the loss. Their > > anguish was so great, that they declared a National Day of Mourning, > > which they still observe to this day. > > > The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th and is known, > > of course, as Sinko de Mayo.
